Barber chair



W. F. KOKEN Feb. 2, 1932.

BARBER CHAIR Filed NOV. l1, 1929 NV/VTOR Wa/er F. Koken. @I :Il 1 l /Qv/foRA/EYS Patented Feb. 2, 1932 n tren Lenser WALTER F. KOKEN, (3F WEBSTER GROVES, MISSO'B/ BARBER CHAIR Application filed November 11, 1929. Serial No. 406,317.

rlhis invention relates to chairs of the kind commonly referred to as barber chairs and beauty parlor chairs, and particularly, chairs of the type that comprise a seat frame, usually constructed of metal, which serves as asupport for an upholstered seat.

rllhe main object of my invention is to provide a seat frame for chairs of the general type mentioned, which is of such construction that it can be easily finished in difierent colors to produce a two-tone color effect that will harmonize with the decorations of the room in which the chair is used.

To tiis end l have devised a seat frame that is composed of a main member consisting preferably of a casting that serves as support for the upholstered seat of the chair and which is adapted to be finished in one color, and 'a supplementary frame member adapted to be finished in a different color and combined with said main frame member in such a. way that said members co-operate with each other to produce a frame having a skirt portion of one color that is surrounded by a band or molding of a different color. The particular shape or design of the two members that constitute my improved seat frame is immaterial, and said members can be combined or arranged in various ways without departing from the spirit of my invention. l prefer, however, to construct the supplementary member of the structure in the form of an open frame that surrounds the upholstered seat and which serves as an ornamental molding or beading for the top edge of the shirt that depends from the seat. ln the chair herein illustrated, which constitutes the preferred form of my invention, the supplementary frame member is so constructed and arranged that it will perform the dual function of greatly improving` the appearance of the seat frame and also preventing the uphole stered seat from shifting laterally or from moving horizontally relatively to the main member of the frame on which said seat rests.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of a barbers chair embodying my invention, showing the upholstered seat arranged in operative position on the seat frame.

Figure f2, is a top plan view of the seat frame, with the upholstered seat remover.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 3-3 o1 Figure 2. 4

Figure l is a fragmentary side elevational view of the seat frame; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale, tali-en on the line 5 5 of Figure 2.

ln the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred form of my invention, i

i designates the upholstered seat of a barber chair, beauty parlor chair or similar chair. Said seat is mounted on a seat frame that is composed of a main member B, consisting, preferably, of a casting that is intended to be finished in one color with porcelain enamel, and a supplementary member C consisting preferably of a casting that is intended to be finished in a different color with porcelain enamel. The main member B has a horizontallydisposed web or portion l that serves as a supportr for the upholstered seat A, and said seat supporting portion l is provided at its edge with a depending skirt 2 that eX- tends around the entire peripheral edge of said portion, and which forms the principal element of the seat frame that is exposed to View when the chair is in normal use. rlhe supplementary member C is constructed in the form of an open frame and is combined with the member B in such a way that it serves as a band or molding which surrounds the skirt 2 of the seat frame. The particular cross sectional shape of the supplementary member C and the method that is used for attaching or combining the members C and B together is immaterial. In the chair hereinV shown the supplementary member C is of substantially inverted channel shape in cross section and is arranged in superimposed relation with the member B and seated in a recess or depression at the peripheral edge of the web l of the member B, as shown'in Figure 5. llVhen arranged in this way the supplementary member C forms an ornamental molding for the top edge of the seat frame that imparts a very attractive appearance to the chair, due to the difference in colorrbetween the skirt 2 and the molding or beading that surmounts said skirt and separates same from the unholstered seat A or the chair. It the supplementary member C is so proportioned that the horizontal web 3 of same lies in a higher horizontal plane than the seat supporting portion l of the member B, said supplementary member will also act as a retaining means for the upholstered seat A, which prevents said seat :from shifting laterally or from moving horizontally relatively to the part l ot the seat tra-me on Which said seat rests. As shown in Figure 5, the outer leg l of tue supplementary member C is made long enough so that it will slightly overlap the top edge of the skirt 2, and thus produce the effect of a skirt portion having an ornamental bead or molding at its top edge which appears to merge into or form an integral part ot the skirt.

After the trame members B andv C have been finished they are combined by arranging the supplementary member C in the pe ripheral recess in the web l of the member B, and then permanently connecting said members B and C together in any suitable or pret rred way. Generally, the brackets VD that carry the back l of the chair and the supporting arms F ott the apron ll" will be detachably connected to the main member B and arranged in such a way that they exert pressure on the supplementary member C in a direction to clamp the member C tightly agains the member B. The chair herein illustrated is constructed in this way and is provided with brackets D that have lugs or portions 5 which project downwardly through holes 6 in the web 8 of the supplementary member C, as shown in Figure 3. Bolts or other suitable fastening devices 7 are used to connect the brackets D to the recessed or offset horizontal web ot the meinber B, and said brackets are 'provided with base portions 8 that lap over the supplementary member VC and exert downward pressure on same in a direction tending to securely clamp said member in position when the fasteningdevices 7 ot the brackets D are tightened. lt desired, the supplementary member may also be provided with attaching lugs 9 through which fastening devices l0 pass, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, so as to serve as an additional means for securing the supplementary member C to the main member B. As previously stated, however, it is immaterial how the members B and C are connected together, so long as they are combined in such a Way that when they are assembled, they co-operatewith each other to produce a two-tone seat trame, or frame finished in a plurality of colors, which, to all intents and purposes, is an integral 0r one-piece structure.

A seat frame ot the construction above described can be manufactured easily and at a suliiciently low cost to enable it to be used in competition with one-piece seat frames, and it presents a very attractive appearance, as its apron 1 and the linishing molding of said apron can be iinished in different colors so as to harmonize with the decorations ot' the room in which the chair is used.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

Vl. A two-tone Yseat trame for barbers chairs and the like, composed of a cast metal main member having a horizontallydisposed seat supporting portion integrally connected to a depending skirt portion, the peripheral edge of the seat supporting portion of said member being recessed or offset, and a supplementary cast metal trame mem* ber of substantially inverted channel shape in cross section arranged in the recessed portion of said main member with its outer leg overlapping the top edge of said skirt portion, said main member and supplementary' member being` 'finished in diterent colors.

2. A two-tone seat 'frame for barbers7 chairs and the like, composed ot a main inember that is adapted to serve as a support for an upholstered seat, said main member having a. skirt portion which is finished in one color, a supplementary member coi/istructed in the form et an open `frame that surrounds said upholstered scat and which is finished in ditlerent color trom said skirt portion, and brackets detachably connected tosaid main member and having portions which project downwardly through holes in said supplementary member.

3. A seat frame for barbers chairs and the like, composed ot a main member adapted to serve as a support for a seat and provided with an expos-ed skirt portion, an ornamental molding for the top edge of said skirt portion consisting of a supplementary frame member mounted horizontally on said main member, and brackets detachably connected to said main member and disposed so as to clamp said supplementary member to sai-d main member.

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